Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1887-01-12

land, even il she did wear spangies a part
of the year. What her ideas on the subject
Of matrimony were do not know. She
was born a lady in her demeanor, kind
hearted, gentle and obedicnt. and every
one Of Us felt proud Of her. In this we
were seconded by Pompcy The great
beast was such n friend Of hers that the
father was actually Jealous about il.
There was never n day that she did not pay
linn visit, and she nevor approached that
he did not cvince his great pleasure IN q
dozen ways.
One Of our tumblers and acrobats that
season was young fellow named Campi.
remember he was down on the bills as
"Mons. Campi,r or ''Signor Campi.r and
think he was an Italian. lie was a good
looking. daring young fellow Of twenty
three, and we were no sooner on the road
than he fell in love with Josie. She. per
haps. accepted II as n matter Of course,
neither sighting nor encouraging him,
but when Old Thompson came TO know
about IL he called the young fellow aside
and said:
"Sce here, Campi, ] want 20 tell you
right now that my daughter will never
marry in the profession"
lis she. then. 80 much superior to all
othersf" was tho sncerIng inquiry.
That is not the question. l have my
plans i'm regard 10 her, and IL is useless for
you 20 nurse your love BE n man OF sense
and let IL stop at friendship
II love Josie, and hope to make her my
wife,
"YOu never can"
"Thcn IL shall not he my fault"
IL N..s.. ~ 81. T. A.
presence Of Pompey. and II might have
lasted longer but for him. He may not
have conceived an aversion for Campi.
though elephants have their likes and dis
likes at first sight the same as people. but
the young mans tones were threatening,
and Pompoy closed the interview by rush
ing at him with scream. II was q mar
row escape for Campi The terrible trunk
make vicious sweep at him. and il nc had
not been an acI obat and had n seconds
warning IL would have been all day with
him. He beat hasty retreat muttering
threats Of vengeance, and for time the
affair was ended. He ceased his atten-
tons TO Josie, avoiding her as much as
possible, and prudence restrained him
from approaching Pompey. The beast was
continually on the watch for him, seeming
10 nurse his wrath. and thus matters went
on for about four weeks.
We were showing at bloomington. Ind.
Half an hour before the evening per-
formance opened circumstances favored
Campi by giving him an opportunity for n
| conversation with Josie at the door Of the
drcssiug-room. He poured out his pro-
testations of love and reverence. vowed
that life without her would not Lc worth
living another hour, and besought her to
elope with him. She rcpulsed him with
firm tones, and in his passion he drew a
knife and stabbed her TO the heart and
fed. There was an accidental listener to
the words, and the same person also saw
the blow struck. You may believe there
| was the greatest excitement as the news
\ spread among us. When Thompson was
told Of IL he came and raised the dead body
of the girl i'm his arms and kissed the fast
| paling checks. Then he asked for some
garment belonging to Campi, and as nc
| received IL he returned TO Pompcy, I'M
chained him, and the two went forth into
the night.
The body Of the girl had not grown cold
whom all the facts were given TO the police,
! who scattered in every direction in hopes
/ of securing the murderer. Filled with
| jealousy and hate, Cnmpi was half crazy.
| lie fled into the country, and only tho
mahout and Pompcy looked for him there
| Inc manOub OIL u run. ana the elephant
swiftly lifting his great feet and carrying
| the tip Of his trunk close 70 the ground, the
| two pushed on through the darkness and
| presently Pompey screamed out in anger
| lie had got the scent OF the fleeing man.
and he increased his pace. Half mile
| further on he swcrved aside, knocked
| down n couple Of rods Of board fence and
entered broad field Half way across it
was a shade trce-a maple with trunk a
] foot thick. In the branches was Campi.
/ He had heard the sounds OF pursuit on the
road and had turned aside TO seek safety.
/ Safety from a father who had been rem
| dercd childless by his hand. and from an
| elephant whoshad nursed his wrath for q
month.
Tic great beast flung high his trunk and
/ stripped the branches down. but Campi
| climbed higher. Then the trunk wns curl
/ cd around the body Of the tree, and the
| Goliath braccd himself and shook il until
| no living creature could have chung to its
/ top. Campi came flying down, shrieking
/ his terror and despair - he descended,
and the next moment Pompey had him.
| He raised him aloft and whipped the body
against tree and earth until we who saw
| IL an hour later behold such "a shockin Z
spectacle as men seldom look upon. il
WIGS simply a bloody mass, with not one
single bone left unbroken. Thompson
took the body Of his child and left uS that
night forever, and before the season closed
| Pompey had become so vicious that he was
/ sent 10 winter quarters and loaded down
with chains.